The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Book: The Mystery of Three Quarters Author: Sophie Hannah Pages: 400 Read: The paperback edition pictured above Read in: 4-5 hours Plot Summary:  Home after lunch one day, Hercule Poirot finds an angry woman waiting outside his front door. She demands to know why Poirot has sent her a letter accusing her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy, a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. Poirot has also never heard of a Barnabas Pandy and has accused nobody of murder. Shaken, he goes inside, only to find that he has a visitor waiting for him — a man who also claims also to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the murder of Barnabas Pandy. Poirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them and why? More importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger? General Thoughts: We have read every single one ...

Hello!  Hope your Sunday was wonderful!  Today I want to share a quick haul of notebooks I picked up from The Kulture Shop. I went to their Kala Ghoda store and spent some time browsing all the great art they have in their shop. Someday I want to go and get some prints for my walls. But on this excursion I got these notebooks, a tote bag, two tees and a mug.  The notebooks are an A6 size with 96 pages and they are very well made and have blank pages, so you could use them to sketch and doodle.  I am using mine for my Bujo and am very pleased with it.  :)  Here is a little glimpse at my Tote Bag. It is so gorgeous. I love the colours and the print and the very tropical vibes of the bag.  The bag itself is very well made and sturdy.  So gorgeous and colourful.  :) 

Book: Next Year in Havana  Author: Chanel Cleeton  Pages: 394 Read on: Kindle  Read in: 4-5 hours  Plot Summary:  After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution... Havana, 1958 . The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest--until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary... Miami, 2017 . Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee with her family during the revolution. Elisa's last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth.  Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless be...

If you know me at all, then you would know that I love carrying satchels and sling bags! So, I have myself this very motley collection of little bags that I like to carry around. Obviously, when one carries a little sling bag, a full-sized wallet does not ever fit into it! So, in order to carry some cash + coins, my main cards and ID, I snagged two very pretty floral card holders during the sales in July.  These two card holders are from Accessorize via Myntra. I got a really good deal for each of these- at almost 70% off! At full price, these were around Rs. 1400/- or so, which, in my opinion, is ridiculous to pay for these tiny card holders! So, I, usually, wait around for the Accessorize sale, to get myself these small things like card holders or pencil cases or even other kinds of stationery.  Also, Myntra is the best place to buy Accessorize goodies during the sales because they have the best deals and also, the largest collection of Accessorize ...

Hello September!  Be good! Be kind! Bring lots of joy!  Wanted to share an old-ish haul with all of you today! So, our love for Rifle Paper Co. goodies is well documented on this blog! So, when our other favourite- Lyra & Co.- had some beautiful pouches and Traveler's Notebook (TN) covers in Rifle Paper Co.'s new fabric range, we simply had to have something!  The first thing we got is this pencil case/ make up pouch in a navy floral print with a contrasting "cork leather" base. Look at how pretty this fabric is!  The new thing is the same print on a white background. I think the print looks even better on a white background! Will be using this as my main pencil case during September-October.  This is a Field Notes sized TN cover, which housed my Bullet Journal (BuJo) system in July. Love it! The aqua background also makes all the flowers pop!  The last piece is this Hobo...

Hello!  Purple is one of my favourite colours in the world. Pink and Purple was my colour palette of my teenage years. Now my wardrobe is made up of all kinds of colours but still I can seldom turn away from  purple.  I am so in love with my Lil Sister Backpack from The Burlap People. The perfect shade of Lavender.   Details/// Kurta Set- Sasa Jaipur  Bag- The Burlap People  Pins- Ali Express  Silver Bracelets- Amber, Colaba 

Hello!  Since I've been reading only Indian Books all of August, this reading theme seems to have spilled into my book buying as well. So all of the books I've bought in August are all in the same vein. And I am very happy about it. :)  Here some gorgeous books I've bought this month and some of them I've already read and even reviewed.  :)  I've also been doing mini-Book Hauls on my Instagram Stories and been loving it. But I couldn't not do a haul on here.  :)  Let's see what I've added to my shelves lately!    BOOKS BOUGHT////  1. The Ammuchi Puchi by Sharanya Manivannan  2. Pashmina by Nidhi Chainani  3. Getting Granny's Glasses by Ruskin Bond  4. The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani  5. Sultan of Delhi by Arnab Ray 6. Murder at the Happy Home for The Aged by Bulbul Sharma  7. Obsessed by Ruchi Kokcha 8. Hush A Bye Bab...